Oct. 12 “Underground Comics”
Oct. 19 “The Nikopol Trilogy” by Enki Bilal The Nikopol Trilogy was honestly to say very interesting. Although my understanding of it is limited the comic tends to really focus on the concept of humanity and chaos in the midst of finding peace in a dystopian earth. We see humanity, through the story and images, as a new generation of people who are hopeless, full of despair, and, see all this chaos as normal. Referring back to a quote, said by the god, Horus, he says, “I want to make peace with humans but they are too small-minded...you don’t live long enough to retain or realize the value of what is really important.” Reading that specific phrase really slapped me in the face. We human beings take so many things for granted, and we try our best to ignore the fact that our time is limited and some things are out of our control. Even individuals who are set on a high throne of “worshipped authority” do not seem to have it all together. Even in all the...
I think that the label of uncomfortable for these comics is very appropriate. Even with such a wide selection like that presented in class, each one will have something to make the individual feel discomfort while viewing it. I find this is kind of interesting because everyone is so different, yet these comics can still reach all individuals and extrapolate a similar response, even thought the uncomfortableness will often derive from a different part from person to person.
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